The Food and Cooking of Eastern Europe (At Table)1 review
Lesley Chamberlain

Bison Books, 2006

Eastern European food.

I bought this book looking for a specific recipe that my Serbian grandmother used to make called "Civapcici", (ground meat with spices added, which must be grilled). Looking through the book I found a related recipe for "Mititei" from Romania which is identical... the only difference being that ...
  
  











  



  
Daisy Cooks: Latin Flavors That Will Rock Your World77 reviews
Daisy Martinez

Hyperion, 2006

one week five dishes

+ Daisy Made Me a Convert to Latin Cuisine!!!
+ DAISY KNOWS LATIN FLAVORS
+ Daisy Cooks
+ Daisy is the best Latin Cook to emere in recent years... .....
  
  











  



  
Turning the Tables: The Insider's Guide to Eating Out
Steven A. Shaw

Harper Paperbacks, 2006

Award-winning food critic Steven A. Shaw (a.k.a. "The Fat Guy") can get a last-minute dinner reservation at the most popular hot spot in town. He knows how that flawless piece of fish reached your plate. He can read between the lines of a restaurant review, and he knows the secrets of why some restaurants succeed and others fail. Now he shares his insider's expertise with food lovers everywhere. ...
  
  











  



  
The New Best Recipe: All-New Edition208 reviews
Cook's Illustrated Magazine

America’s Test Kitchen, 2004

The first one I reach for

+ Excellent cookbook
+ One of my very favorite cookbooks
+ The New Best Recipe
+ Good information
  
  











  



  
Dining with Marcel Proust: A Practical Guide to French Cuisine of the Belle Epoque (At Table)1 review
Shirley King

Bison Books, 2006

This should become a philosophy...

Since applying the lessons learned here to dinner and lunch parties I have become a very popular bachelor indeed. Who would have ever thought that cooking Proust recipes and reading his expurgated prose could sound so seductive to a woman's ear. I recommend this book to any bachelor with a stove, ...
  
  











  



  
The Gourmet Potluck: Show-stopping Recipes for the Buffet Table4 reviews
Beth Hensperger

Ten Speed Press, 2006

excellent cookbook

+ An Absolutely Wonderful , Seasonal Buffet-Recipes Cookbook
+ Very Good Potluck Cookbook.

This cookbook has become a staple of mine for entertaining, as well as for special family meals. The spinach dish shown on the cover is excellent and surprisingly easy to make, as are all of the recipes I have tried. Because the dishes are meant to be ones that you take to gatherings, they are ...
  
  











  



  
Passed Down Through 4 Generations: Victoria Taylor Murray's Favorite Family Recipes: How it all Began18 reviews
Victoria Taylor Murray, Joseph E. Taylor

PublishAmerica, 2006

This book shines! Wonderful for any cook!

+ Great history, great recipes
+ Even The Drink Recipes Are Great!
+ No matter how hungry you are,
+ "Farout"
  
  











  



  
I'm Just Here for the Food: Food + Heat = Cooking174 reviews
Alton Brown

Harry N. Abrams, 2002

Understanding how it works, not just recipes

+ Christmas present
+ great
+ Amazing!
  
  











  



  
Cast Iron Cooking: 50 Gourmet-Quality Dishes from Entrees to Desserts1 review
Dwayne Ridgaway

Quarry Books, 2006

Entertaining

So many times we drag through the same recipies for the cast iron products. Knowing that I had alternatives and how to do them has enlarged my cooking base. I now give extra treats to my family. These dishes really are great.
  
  











  



  
The Encyclopedia of Cajun & Creole Cuisine46 reviews
John D. Folse

Chef John Folse & Company Publishing, 2004

Absolutely Outstanding- wonderfully illustrated too!

+ Very Large Coffee table book attractive, but prefer Prudhome
+ Authoritative
+ totally in love with this book
+ One big cookbook
  
  











  



  
Cast Iron Cooking: 50 Gourmet-Quality Dishes from Entrees to Desserts1 review
Dwayne Ridgaway

Quarry Books, 2006

Entertaining

So many times we drag through the same recipies for the cast iron products. Knowing that I had alternatives and how to do them has enlarged my cooking base. I now give extra treats to my family. These dishes really are great.
  
  











  



  
The Encyclopedia of Cajun & Creole Cuisine46 reviews
John D. Folse

Chef John Folse & Company Publishing, 2004

Absolutely Outstanding- wonderfully illustrated too!

+ Very Large Coffee table book attractive, but prefer Prudhome
+ Authoritative
+ totally in love with this book
+ One big cookbook
  
  











  



  
The Gourmet Potluck: Show-stopping Recipes for the Buffet Table4 reviews
Beth Hensperger

Ten Speed Press, 2006

excellent cookbook

+ An Absolutely Wonderful , Seasonal Buffet-Recipes Cookbook
+ Very Good Potluck Cookbook.

This cookbook has become a staple of mine for entertaining, as well as for special family meals. The spinach dish shown on the cover is excellent and surprisingly easy to make, as are all of the recipes I have tried. Because the dishes are meant to be ones that you take to gatherings, they are ...
  
  











  



  
The Food and Cooking of Eastern Europe (At Table)1 review
Lesley Chamberlain

Bison Books, 2006

Eastern European food.

I bought this book looking for a specific recipe that my Serbian grandmother used to make called "Civapcici", (ground meat with spices added, which must be grilled). Looking through the book I found a related recipe for "Mititei" from Romania which is identical... the only difference being that ...
  
  











  



  
Daisy Cooks: Latin Flavors That Will Rock Your World77 reviews
Daisy Martinez

Hyperion, 2006

one week five dishes

+ Daisy Made Me a Convert to Latin Cuisine!!!
+ DAISY KNOWS LATIN FLAVORS
+ Daisy Cooks
+ Daisy is the best Latin Cook to emere in recent years... .....
  
  











  



  
Dining with Marcel Proust: A Practical Guide to French Cuisine of the Belle Epoque (At Table)1 review
Shirley King

Bison Books, 2006

This should become a philosophy...

Since applying the lessons learned here to dinner and lunch parties I have become a very popular bachelor indeed. Who would have ever thought that cooking Proust recipes and reading his expurgated prose could sound so seductive to a woman's ear. I recommend this book to any bachelor with a stove, ...
  
  











  



  
Passed Down Through 4 Generations: Victoria Taylor Murray's Favorite Family Recipes: How it all Began18 reviews
Victoria Taylor Murray, Joseph E. Taylor

PublishAmerica, 2006

This book shines! Wonderful for any cook!

+ Great history, great recipes
+ Even The Drink Recipes Are Great!
+ No matter how hungry you are,
+ "Farout"
  
  











  



  
The New Best Recipe: All-New Edition208 reviews
Cook's Illustrated Magazine

America’s Test Kitchen, 2004

The first one I reach for

+ Excellent cookbook
+ One of my very favorite cookbooks
+ The New Best Recipe
+ Good information
  
  











  



  
I'm Just Here for the Food: Food + Heat = Cooking174 reviews
Alton Brown

Harry N. Abrams, 2002

Understanding how it works, not just recipes

+ Christmas present
+ great
+ Amazing!
  
  











  



  
Turning the Tables: The Insider's Guide to Eating Out
Steven A. Shaw

Harper Paperbacks, 2006

Award-winning food critic Steven A. Shaw (a.k.a. "The Fat Guy") can get a last-minute dinner reservation at the most popular hot spot in town. He knows how that flawless piece of fish reached your plate. He can read between the lines of a restaurant review, and he knows the secrets of why some restaurants succeed and others fail. Now he shares his insider's expertise with food lovers everywhere. ...